Got My New-To-Me 3000 Home!

[ItBmine]

Here's a twist from my Kubota/Allis Chalmers interests.

Made the 15 hour round trip yesterday and got my new to me Ford 3000 home! Runs awesome. No smoke or noises. Has couple marks but it was a working tractor. The seller showed me videos of it pulling 8 or 10 foot discs on his farm field before he rebuilt it.

Just need to get manuals and a headlight switch for it. The knob is missing.

Has a couple nice touches. The headlights have LED accent rings around them and it has blue LED lights that light up under the hood and the engine.
Just have to put the toplink back on it and the light switch and tie up some wiring better.

 

[ItBmine]

Only disappointment was I broke my 2 year old trailer on the second time I ever pulled it.

Despite the big decal that says max PAYLOAD 5700 pounds, my Ford bent two crossmembers under the floor. Teach me for buying aluminum. But really not happy with the quality of this Interco/Bearco trailer.
Already had to have a bunch of cracks welded under warranty just driving it home with my RTV in it after buying them both.

I put one of my 20 ton jacks under the crossmembers before i unloaded tractor and I got the floor pushed back up level but I can see it move now with just me standing in it.

But at least I made it home.

 

[ItBmine]

Now I need help. What year and location of manufacture is this tractor?

I'm told this is the VIN number....according to the VIN locator on TractorData.

Looks like it says B061729??

So with the B prefix....is this a Belgium tractor?

 

[bczoom]

I'd say it's the Belgium. What I don't know is the year.

 

[ItBmine]

Had a friend tell me it is a 1967, made in Basildon England during day shift?

 

[ItBmine]

Went and got a new top link for it today and ordered the full manuals set in nice Ford binders.

 

[ItBmine]

Had to pull everything out to reorganize to get them all under roof inside. So thought I'd line them up for a family photo.

 

[bordercollie]

Very nice family you have there ItBmine .

 

[ItBmine]

Very nice family you have there ItBmine .

Thank you. They make me smile. Only wish I could afford more, LOL

 

[ItBmine]

Just an update. Interco/Bearco trailers stepped up and showed they are a respectable company. They wanted me to return them the trailer for them to beef it up but when they saw how far away I live from them they told me bring it to my local welding shop and have them do whatever needs to be done, and they paid the bill.
So my local welding shop put extra, thicker wall square aluminum tube crossmembers in and welded them to the existing cross members.

And got the new shift pattern decal, headlight switch and manuals in.

 

[ItBmine]

Just finished mowing me dead lawns for the first time this year. Finally got two days of light rain this week.

So time to relax on the front deck with my dog and a nice cold glass of Crown Royal.

Pulled out the Ford so I could stare at it.

 

[bordercollie]

That's a fine looking tractor for sure. Also nice dealing with a company that still has honor.

 

[ItBmine]

Thank you. And yes, companies that stand behind their products are getting pretty rare these days. I was happy to see they fixed it for me.
I bought it to haul all my sub 5000 pound tractors and if it couldn't do that, then it is no good to me.

I have a few shows this summer I want to take the Ford to.